For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#23 Jack Hines (IF, 6-2, 205, Jr., R/R, Lombard, Ill. / Willowbrook HS) - Augustana
- Batted .667 (10-of-15) as the Vikings took three of four from Emporia State
- Owned a 1.200 slugging percentage and a .722 on-base percentage
- Off 10 hits, scored five runs, drove in six and added a pair of doubles and home runs
- Went 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#13 Bryant Bagshaw (RHP, 6-1, 175, Sr., R/R, Lake Havasu, Ariz. / Lake Havasu HS) - Minot State 
- Picked up the win over Newman after going 6.0 innings of one hit ball
- Allowed just one run on that one hit while striking out six
- Forced 10 fly outs and two ground outs to the 22 batters faced
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row

Other Top Performances - Player
Josh Walker (UMary) played key role in Marauders setting a school record for runs (26), hits (24) and home runs (9) in a 26-14 win over Southern Nazarene. He blasted two home runs, drove in five runs and scored twice while finishing 3-for-6 in the win. He added a home run and 2 RBIs in game two. For the doubleheader finished 4-for-10 with 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
#29 Javier Gutierrez (MINOT)  heated up even more over the weekend as he hit .500 (8-for-16) with two more home runs, a double, and 9 RBIs to lead the Beavers. He also added 2 stolen bases. Defensively he also helped out with two putouts and no errors. Javier leads the NSIC in home runs (5), is No. 2 in slugging percentage (1.091), and 3rd in RBIs (12).

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
Seth Miller (AUGIE) spent 5.1 innings on the mound in Augustana's 4-2 win over Emporia State. He struck out seven batters in the outing. He had an ERA of 1.69 and held Emporia State to one run.

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/7/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #26 Riley Ahern – St. Cloud State 
2/14/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State (2)
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State 
2/21/23
Player: #23 Jack Hines - Augustana
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.